Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

chief product officertoinnovation engineer

A chief product officer already meets 19% of what the innovation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chief product officer
19%
Overlap1
To innovation engineer
6 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
80.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 80.1

This move: 80.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the innovation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chief product officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A innovation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chief product officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop new products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held keep updated on innovations in various business fields information skills
  • already held perform product planning management skills
  • already held plan product management management skills
  • already held develop product design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the innovation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held implement procurement of innovation required
  • required, not held innovate in ICT required
  • required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required
  • required, not held advise on patents required
  • required, not held identify technological needs required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
  • required, not held provide technical expertise required
  • optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
  • optional, not held describe chemical innovation in products optional
  • optional, not held develop design ideas cooperatively optional
  • optional, not held promote the transfer of knowledge optional
02 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held define technology strategy required
  • required, not held lead technology development of an organisation required
  • required, not held identify potential markets for companies required
  • required, not held plan engineering activities required
  • optional, not held develop business plans optional
  • optional, not held identify new business opportunities optional
  • optional, not held manage research and development projects optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held automation technology required
  • required, not held computer technology required
  • required, not held emergent technologies required
04 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held apply for patents required
  • required, not held monitor technology trends required
  • required, not held promote open innovation in research required
05 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held innovation processes required
  • required, not held patents required
06 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held industrial design required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a innovation engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held develop new products skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
  • already held perform product planning skill
  • already held plan product management skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held social innovation optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
  • optional, not held describe chemical innovation in products optional
  • optional, not held develop business plans optional
  • optional, not held develop design ideas cooperatively optional
  • optional, not held social innovation optional
  • optional, not held identify new business opportunities optional
  • optional, not held manage research and development projects optional
  • optional, not held promote the transfer of knowledge optional
25 held skills the innovation engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role blockchain knowledge
  • not needed by the target role blockchain consensus mechanisms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role collect briefing regarding products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop company strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product policies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop the product catalogue skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up marketing and sales plan skill
  • not needed by the target role execute marketing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate marketing strategies with the global strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with the board of directors skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date on product knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role lead managers of company departments skill
  • not needed by the target role lead the brand strategic planning process skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor proper product handling skill
  • not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
  • not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role product packaging requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held innovation processes required
  • required, not held automation technology required
  • required, not held computer technology required
  • required, not held emergent technologies required
  • required, not held industrial design required
  • required, not held patents required
  • optional, not held social innovation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chief product officer

Full index of moves from chief product officer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.